Grants and Awards

Grants and awards issued by CAWP to graduate students and faculty to support research on women and American politics.

CAWP Research Grants

Through two cycles of review and selection in 2020 and 2021, CAWP provided both small and large research grants to faculty, post-docs, and advanced doctoral students to investigate and illuminate barriers and opportunities to increasing women’s political power in the United States. 

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Ruth B. Mandel Dissertation Research Awards

The Ruth B. Mandel Dissertation Research Awards are given to graduate students working on dissertations in the field of women and American politics. Awardees are chosen annually, with the most recent cohort selected in May 2025.

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